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The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting /

Shteir, Rachel, 1964-

The steal : a cultural history of shoplifting / Rachel Shteir. - New York : Penguin Press, 2011. - 256 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

Theft and punishment -- Kleptos and reformers -- Abbie Hoffman meets the Chinese handcuffs -- Robin Hoods 2.0 -- Among shoplifters -- Hot products -- Boosters -- The thrill of the steal -- The rise and fall of shoplifting celebrities -- The shoplifting addict -- To catch a thief -- The future of lP -- "The disease is incurable" -- Shame.

9781594202971

2010047842


Shoplifting--History.

HV6648 / .S58 2011

364.16/23209

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